Senior Reconciliations Analyst
Salary: From £31,200-£39,100 per year
Who are Diligenta? Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as ‘home’ by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.
Summary of the role We’re expanding our team and have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Reconciliation Analyst position within our Shared Services Account in Bristol. As a Senior Reconciliation Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in completing daily reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies, documenting findings, and working closely with Operations to implement corrective actions.
What you’ll be doing - Processing, Overseeing and authorising the completion of bank accounts reconciliations, daily matching of outstanding entries and the daily banking journals, whilst overseeing the preparation of bank statements, daily workbook and the Balances Report.
- Processing and Overseeing the daily Control Accounts Reconciliations to ensure all the control accounts are correct, any discrepancies have been identified and allocated, and that investigations to resolve are being dealt with promptly.
- Processing and Overseeing the daily download of the Financial Reports and perform reconciliations to the Ledger, ensure any differences are promptly identified, investigated and resolved within the agreed SLAs.
- Processing and Overseeing the daily Systems Checks to ensure the systems’ readiness for the daily work.
- Processing and Overseeing the completion of monthly tasks in order to support monthly ledger close activities ensuring the tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Processing and Reviewing and authorising manual journals where required.
- Processing and Overseeing the completion of the Operational Loss processes ensuring all financial losses are properly investigated and reported appropriately within the reconciliation
- Processing, Reviewing and authorising the tax reconciliations, oversee the payment made to the HMRC ensuring the correct value is paid on a timely basis.
- Ensuring the daily and monthly deadlines are met and all reconciliations performed.
- Ensuring all tasks and activities performed adhere to the Consumer Duty regulations.
What we’re looking for - Must have experience of working within a Finance Reconciliation role within Financial Services.
- Be an expert in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Come with a systematic disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving, supported by strong interpersonal skills.
- Must possess the ability to self-manage, work effectively under pressure and manage to tight deadlines.
- Have a strong attention to detail, good fact-finding skills and ability to make evaluative judgments based on both quantitative and qualitative information.
- Ideally use clear and effective verbal, written and presentation skills, demonstrating the ability to communicate at senior levels within the team and the wider teams.
- Must be able to self-manage, work effectively under pressure and manage to tight deadlines.
- Have a strong attention to detail, good fact-finding skills and ability to make evaluative judgments based on both quantitative and qualitative information.
- Come with strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting principles, practices and compliance requirements for the UK and Ireland, and knowledge of financial services (in particular Life & Pension) processes and regulations.
Benefits - 33 days including Bank Holidays
- Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)
- Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
- A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
- A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer’s Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
- A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service') & Group Income Protection
- Apply to find out about our other benefits
If you need any help or adjustments for any stage within the recruitment process due to health, disability, or any other reason, please let us know. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and become part of our innovative team!
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